Monday, March 3, 2014

“The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely ... one small village of the indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium ... .”

Roman nationality, hypoglossal paresis, lost helmet, and ingestion of the magic potion by the aggressor were significantly correlated with severe initial impairment of consciousness.

Were any Gauls given a placebo potion against which the medical efficacy of the supposedly active potion might have been measured? A double-blind test would surely have been appropriate here.

October 4th (OCT4) = Oct4 day.

Why? Because Oct4 just deserves to have a day dedicated to it. Its just awesome that this gene has three alternative transcripts that produce four protein isoforms and six known pseudogenes. Some of the pseudogenes are transcribed and even translated. And no one has any idea what is their function. Beat that.